Via the pro-Tibetan-sovereignty news website Phayul comes new reports that Chinese authorities in central Tibet have detained some of the senior-most monks at three major monasteries: Sera, Ganden, and Drepung. 16 of them "were whisked away on the pretext of a meeting by Chinese officials in the Lhasa region on January 14. The condition and whereabouts of those disappeared remain unknown. More at phayul.com. Separately, the Washington Post has a roundup of the grim news that the total number of immolation protest is now close to 100.

Fucking genocide. But no one will even call China out for it. Every nation has blood on its hands, but they’re destroying arguably the most spiritually developed culture in the history of the planet. Good thing a lot of brave folks, high llamas and otherwise, managed to get out while they could, and brought the teachings with them.